Sale 2415
Amsterdam
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19 May 1999
Price realised
NLG 2,340
Estimate
a dutch delft chinoiserie jug First half 18th Century The baluster body decorated in blue, green and yellow with birds among foliage with hoovering insects and perched birds, with ear-shaped handle with scrolls (glaze chips handle, two chips standring, glaze cracks on the inside) 23 cm. (9 in.) high
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